HB 937

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 06, 2024
  • Passed Senate Mar 01, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 05, 2024

Innovative alternative school transportation; school boards to implement low/no-cost alternatives.

Abstract

Student transportation; innovative alternatives to school buses. States that the intent of the General Assembly is that school boards encourage the implementation of innovative low-cost or no-cost alternatives to transporting students to and from school on school buses, including organizing or otherwise facilitating, encouraging, or supporting biking or walking school buses whereby groups of students ride bicycles or walk to and from school.

School boards; state funding for public education;student transportation; innovative alternatives to school buses.Provides that no school board that implements innovative low-costor no-cost alternatives to transporting students to and from schoolon school buses, including organizing or otherwise facilitating,encouraging, or supporting bike buses whereby groups of studentsride bicycles to and from school, shall be penalized in the calculationof the prevailing costs of student transportation for the purposeof providing state funding to support the cost of public education.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Apr 05, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0535)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 535 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 08, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2024

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB937ER)

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB937ER)

House

Enrolled

Mar 01, 2024

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 29, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 28, 2024

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 07, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 06, 2024

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

Feb 05, 2024

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB937H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24106451D-H1

House

Read second time

Feb 02, 2024

House

Read first time

Feb 01, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB937H1)

Jan 31, 2024

House

Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 24106451D-H1

Jan 29, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

Jan 18, 2024

House

Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education

Jan 09, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102973D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102973D PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24106451D-H1 PDF HTML
HB937ER PDF HTML
CHAP0535 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB937FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB937FH1122.PDF PDF

Sources

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